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<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="gexaf.html">Preface</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="gfirp.html">Part&nbsp;I&nbsp;Introduction</a></p>
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<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="bnadp.html">Part&nbsp;II&nbsp;The Web Tier</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnadr.html">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Getting Started with Web Applications</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnaph.html">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;JavaServer Faces Technology</a></p>
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<p class="toc level2"><a href="gjddd.html">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Expression Language</a></p>
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<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="bnayk.html">Part&nbsp;III&nbsp;Web Services</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gijti.html">17.&nbsp;&nbsp;Introduction to Web Services</a></p>
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<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="bnblr.html">Part&nbsp;IV&nbsp;Enterprise Beans</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gijsz.html">22.&nbsp;&nbsp;Enterprise Beans</a></p>
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<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbpk.html">25.&nbsp;&nbsp;A Message-Driven Bean Example</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gkcqz.html">26.&nbsp;&nbsp;Using the Embedded Enterprise Bean Container</a></p>
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<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="gjbnr.html">Part&nbsp;V&nbsp;Contexts and Dependency Injection for the Java EE Platform</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="giwhb.html">28.&nbsp;&nbsp;Introduction to Contexts and Dependency Injection for the Java EE Platform</a></p>
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<p class="toc level2"><a href="gkhre.html">31.&nbsp;&nbsp;Running the Advanced Contexts and Dependency Injection Examples</a></p>
<p class="toc level3"><a href="gkhpu.html">The <tt>encoder</tt> Example: Using Alternatives</a></p>
<p class="toc level4"><a href="gkhpu.html#gkhqa">The <tt>Coder</tt> Interface and Implementations</a></p>
<p class="toc level4"><a href="gkhpu.html#gkhpm">The <tt>encoder</tt> Facelets Page and Managed Bean</a></p>
<p class="toc level4"><a href="gkhpu.html#gkhqq">Building, Packaging, Deploying, and Running the <tt>encoder</tt> Example</a></p>
<p class="toc level5"><a href="gkhpu.html#gkhow">To Build, Package, and Deploy the <tt>encoder</tt> Example Using NetBeans IDE</a></p>
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<p class="toc level4"><a href="#gkhro">Components of the <tt>producermethods</tt> Example</a></p>
<p class="toc level4"><a href="#gkhqe">Building, Packaging, Deploying, and Running the <tt>producermethods</tt> Example</a></p>
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<p class="toc level5"><a href="gkhrg.html#gkhrm">To Build, Package, and Deploy the <tt>producerfields</tt> Example Using Ant</a></p>
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<p class="toc level3 tocsp"><a href="gkhpa.html">The <tt>billpayment</tt> Example: Using Events and Interceptors</a></p>
<p class="toc level4"><a href="gkhpa.html#gkhok">The <tt>PaymentEvent</tt> Event Class</a></p>
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<p class="toc level3 tocsp"><a href="gkpax.html">The <tt>decorators</tt> Example: Decorating a Bean</a></p>
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<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="bnbpy.html">Part&nbsp;VI&nbsp;Persistence</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbpz.html">32.&nbsp;&nbsp;Introduction to the Java Persistence API</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gijst.html">33.&nbsp;&nbsp;Running the Persistence Examples</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbtg.html">34.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Java Persistence Query Language</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gjitv.html">35.&nbsp;&nbsp;Using the Criteria API to Create Queries</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gkjiq.html">36.&nbsp;&nbsp;Creating and Using String-Based Criteria Queries</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gkjjf.html">37.&nbsp;&nbsp;Controlling Concurrent Access to Entity Data with Locking</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gkjia.html">38.&nbsp;&nbsp;Improving the Performance of Java Persistence API Applications By Setting a Second-Level Cache</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="gijrp.html">Part&nbsp;VII&nbsp;Security</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbwj.html">39.&nbsp;&nbsp;Introduction to Security in the Java EE Platform</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncas.html">40.&nbsp;&nbsp;Getting Started Securing Web Applications</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbyk.html">41.&nbsp;&nbsp;Getting Started Securing Enterprise Applications</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="gijue.html">Part&nbsp;VIII&nbsp;Java EE Supporting Technologies</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gijto.html">42.&nbsp;&nbsp;Introduction to Java EE Supporting Technologies</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncih.html">43.&nbsp;&nbsp;Transactions</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncjh.html">44.&nbsp;&nbsp;Resource Connections</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncdq.html">45.&nbsp;&nbsp;Java Message Service Concepts</a></p>
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<p class="toc level2"><a href="gkahp.html">47.&nbsp;&nbsp;Advanced Bean Validation Concepts and Examples</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gkeed.html">48.&nbsp;&nbsp;Using Java EE Interceptors</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="gkgjw.html">Part&nbsp;IX&nbsp;Case Studies</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gkaee.html">49.&nbsp;&nbsp;Duke's Tutoring Case Study Example</a></p>
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<a name="gkhpy"></a><h2>The <tt>producermethods</tt> Example: Using a Producer Method To Choose a Bean Implementation</h2>
<a name="indexterm-1586"></a><p>The <tt>producermethods</tt> example shows how to use a producer method to choose between
two beans at runtime, as described in <a href="gkgkv.html">Using Producer Methods and Fields</a>. It is very similar to
the <tt>encoder</tt> example described in <a href="gkhpu.html">The <tt>encoder</tt> Example: Using Alternatives</a>. The example includes the same interface and
two implementations of it, a managed bean, a Facelets page, and configuration files.
It also contains a qualifier type. When you run it, you do not
need to edit the <tt>beans.xml</tt> file and redeploy the application to change its
behavior.</p>



<a name="gkhro"></a><h3>Components of the <tt>producermethods</tt> Example</h3>
<p>The components of <tt>producermethods</tt> are very much like those for <tt>encoder</tt>, with some
significant differences.</p>

<p>Neither implementation of the <tt>Coder</tt> bean is annotated <tt>@Alternative</tt>, and the <tt>beans.xml</tt> file does
not contain an <tt>alternatives</tt> element.</p>

<p>The Facelets page and the managed bean, <tt>CoderBean</tt>, have an additional property, <tt>coderType</tt>,
that allows the user to specify at runtime which implementation to use. In
addition, the managed bean has a producer method that selects the implementation using
a qualifier type, <tt>@Chosen</tt>.</p>

<p>The bean declares two constants that specify whether the coder type is the
test implementation or the implementation that actually shifts letters:</p>

<pre>    private final static int TEST = 1;
    private final static int SHIFT = 2;
    private int coderType = SHIFT; // default value</pre><p>The producer method, annotated with <tt>@Produces</tt> and <tt>@Chosen</tt> as well as <tt>@RequestScoped</tt>
(so that it lasts only for the duration of a single request and
response), takes both implementations as arguments, then returns one or the other, based
on the <tt>coderType</tt> supplied by the user.</p>

<pre>    @Produces
    @Chosen
    @RequestScoped
    public Coder getCoder(@New TestCoderImpl tci,
            @New CoderImpl ci) {

        switch (coderType) {
            case TEST:
                return tci;
            case SHIFT:
                return ci;
            default:
                return null;
        }
    }</pre><p>Finally, the managed bean injects the chosen implementation, specifying the same qualifier as
that returned by the producer method to resolve ambiguities:</p>

<pre>    @Inject
    @Chosen
    @RequestScoped
    Coder coder;</pre><p>The Facelets page contains modified instructions and a pair of radio buttons whose
selected value is assigned to the property <tt>coderBean.coderType</tt>:</p>

<pre>    &lt;h2>String Encoder&lt;/h2>
        &lt;p>Select Test or Shift, type a string and an integer, then click
            Encode.&lt;/p>
        &lt;p>If you select Test, the TestCoderImpl bean will display the
            argument values.&lt;/p>
        &lt;p>If you select Shift, the CoderImpl bean will return a string that
            shifts the letters in the original string by the value you specify.
            The value must be between 0 and 26.&lt;/p>
        &lt;h:form id="encodeit">
            &lt;h:selectOneRadio id="coderType"
                              required="true"
                              value="#{coderBean.coderType}">
                &lt;f:selectItem
                    itemValue="1"
                    itemLabel="Test"/>
                &lt;f:selectItem
                    itemValue="2"
                    itemLabel="Shift Letters"/>
            &lt;/h:selectOneRadio>
            ...</pre>

<a name="gkhqe"></a><h3>Building, Packaging, Deploying, and Running the <tt>producermethods</tt> Example</h3>
<p>You can build, package, deploy, and run the <tt>producermethods</tt> application by using either
NetBeans IDE or the Ant tool.</p>



<a name="gkhpe"></a><h4>To Build, Package, and Deploy the <tt>producermethods</tt> Example Using NetBeans IDE</h4>
<ol>
<li><b>From the File menu, choose Open Project.</b></li>
<li><b>In the Open Project dialog, navigate to:</b><pre><tt></tt><i>tut-install</i><tt>/examples/cdi/</tt></pre></li>
<li><b>Select the <tt>producermethods</tt> folder.</b></li>
<li><b>Select the Open as Main Project check box.</b></li>
<li><b>Click Open Project.</b></li>
<li><b>In the Projects tab, right-click the <tt>producermethods</tt> project and select Deploy.</b></li></ol>

<a name="gkhps"></a><h4>To Build, Package, and Deploy the <tt>producermethods</tt> Example Using Ant</h4>
<ol>
<li><b>In a terminal window, go to:</b><pre><i>tut-install</i>/examples/cdi/producermethods/</pre></li>
<li><b>Type the following command:</b><pre><tt><b>ant</b></tt></pre><p>This command calls the <tt>default</tt> target, which builds and packages the application into
a WAR file, <tt>producermethods.war</tt>, located in the <tt>dist</tt> directory.</p></li>
<li><b>Type the following command:</b><pre><tt><b>ant deploy</b></tt></pre></li></ol>

<a name="gkhqg"></a><h4>To Run the <tt>producermethods</tt> Example</h4>
<ol>
<li><b>In a web browser, type the following URL:</b><pre>http://localhost:8080/producermethods</pre><p>The String Encoder page opens.</p></li>
<li><b>Select either the Test or Shift Letters radio button, type a string and
the number of letters to shift by, then click Encode.</b><p>Depending on your selection, the Result line displays either the encoded string or
the input values you specified.</p></li></ol>
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